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4 Astronauts Launch to Space Station Aboard Elon Musk's SpaceX Rocket
SpaceX has launched its 11th manned mission to the International Space Station: The Falcon 9 rocket blasted off shortly ...
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Japan makes soft landing on the moon, but lander has a power problem : NPR
JAXA has previously succeeded in placing a probe on an asteroid. But the agency says putting a craft on the moon is much more difficult, as "the dynamics are completely different since the gravity ...
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JAXA develops satellite system to quickly assess quake damage
Shiro Kawakita, program manager at JAXA’s Satellite Applications and Operations Center, expressed strong optimism about the project, stating, “If we can assess the damage quickly, it will lead ...
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World's first wooden satellite built by Japanese researchers
The developers plan to hand the satellite, made from magnolia wood and named LignoSat, to space agency JAXA next week. It will be sent into space on a SpaceX rocket from the Kennedy Space Center ...
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JAXA's first wooden satellite deploys from space station
In December 2024, five CubeSats deployed into Earth's orbit from the International Space Station. Among them was LignoSat, a wooden satellite from JAXA (Japanese Aerospace Exploration Agency) that ...
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New 'Lunarcraft' game lets you build your own moon base in the ...
The Japan Aerospace Exploration Agency (JAXA) has released a new game called Lunarcraft to play in Minecraft that employs actual satellite data to create realistic moon landscapes. In 2007, a ...
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JAXA delays Japan's H3 rocket launch to Feb 17 citing weather ...
Japan Aerospace Exploration Agency (JAXA) will delay the maiden launch of its heavy-lift H3 rocket to Feb. 17 from Feb. 15 due to weather conditions, the space agency said on Tuesday.